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Monday, January 23, 2012

Today is the first day of Group 2, Blogging Marathon #12. I have taken the topic 7 Days of Delicious Dals. Last time, when i went to india, i bought Sanjeev Kapoor's "Dal and Kadhi", tried some recipes from that, apart from the normal dal tadka, the book has got delicious varieties of Dal recipes. I will be posting tried recipes from that Cookbook.

Dal Lucknowi, This dal takes a smoother, fuller texture as it contains milk, an ingredient which will come as a surprise to many.

Ingredients

1 Cup Split pigeon peas(toovar dal), Soaked

2 green chillies, chopped

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

salt to taste

2 tbsp oil

1 tsp cumin seeds

4 dried chillies, broken into large bits

4 garlic cloves, chopped

hing a pinch

1 cup of low-fat milk

2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves

Method

Pressure cook dal with green chillies and 2 cups of water.

Remove the lid, when the pressure is completely reduced, add turmeric powder and salt and bring to a boil, lower heat and continue to cook.